100 Better Available Light Digital Photography
Outdoor lighting conditions don’t get more challenging than this hotel shot of the Paris Las Vegas. One way
to deal with this kind of challenge is to use the camera’s White Balance bracketing feature. The Canon EOS
5D, used for this handheld photo, offers plus or minus nine levels of Color Temperature Compensation with
a Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias. Other cameras, such as Nikon’s D2x, offer White Balance bracketing
of two to nine frames, adjustable in 10, 20, 30 mired steps. The Pentax K10D has Color Balance bracketing
through an extended bracketing menu. The Olympus EVOLT E-500 offers Red-Blue/Green-Magenta color
bracketing at up to +/− seven steps in each two mired steps. © 2006 Joe Farace.